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Generational change: Peter Gerber is the new Condor boss
The German holiday airline Condor has been under the management of Peter Gerber since February 1, 2024. The manager, who comes from Lufthansa, was most recently managing director of Brussels Airlines and succeeds Ralf
From Frankfurt: Lufthansa reduces flights to Skopje
The German airline Lufthansa will shorten its flights between Frankfurt and Skopje in the short term. The reason is complications with the engines. The German airline Lufthansa wants fewer flights from Frankfurt in March
At five airports: Verdi calls on Lufthansa ground staff to go on strike
Lufthansa passengers will need a lot of patience from five German airports on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, because the Verdi union is calling on its ground staff members to stop work. Affected
Lufthansa strike: Passengers are entitled to these rights
Numerous delays and flight cancellations: The current strike situation at German airports is getting worse. The Lufthansa subsidiary Discover Airlines is still on strike until this evening, and now another strike has been announced. Verdi has
Tariff dispute: VC calls again for a pilot strike at Discover Airlines
The fronts remain hardened between the Cockpit pilots' union and the Discover Airlines management. Now the employee representatives are calling on their members to go on a two-day strike. According to a statement from the VC, the pilots should...
Danger of strike: Lufthansa in a wage dispute with flight attendants
Behind the scenes, Lufthansa and the flight attendant union UFO have been negotiating higher salaries for cabin crew. The employee representatives are demanding at least 15 percent more wages and have declared the talks to have failed
Hanover: Smartlynx holiday flight two days late
The airline Smartlynx was supposed to operate a charter flight from Hanover to Hurghada on June 11, 2022 under flight number 6Y806. Actually, because the Airbus A320 with the registration 9H-SLD had to
Mavi Gök Airlines launches Antalya charters from Germany and Austria
The Turkish airline Mavi Gök Airlines will be offering some charter flights from Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hanover, Nuremberg and Vienna to Antalya from July 11, 2022. These are across all Anex brands
HAJ: Air Serbia flies direct to Belgrade again
Since June 3, the Serbian airline has been connecting Belgrade with Hanover again. An Airbus A319 aircraft with 144 seats will be used. It was Air Serbia's first landing in
Insolvent Hahn Airport hires new staff
The insolvent Hunsrück Airport Hahn is looking for new employees. The airport told the German Press Agency that several employees are to be hired in operational and ground handling services. We are also looking for about one
Insolvent Hahn Airport can continue flight operations in June
According to its insolvency administrator, the insolvent Hahn Airport will continue flight operations in June. The wages and salaries of the employees would be paid, he said on Monday at the request of the
Despite insolvency: staff shortage also at Hahn
Even the insolvent Frankfurt-Hahn Airport is currently suffering from a lack of staff. Insolvency administrator Jan Markus Plathner is looking for new employees. Most recently, the wave of Easter travel gave Hunsrück Airport new impetus. Of the
Munich Airport: Legal dispute over T2 satellite settled
The satellite terminal at Munich Airport has been in operation for several years. Until recently, the Munich regional court was still occupied with construction and planning. The long-standing legal dispute has now been comparatively settled.
Winter service: Munich Airport is well prepared
In order to ensure safe operations around the clock even in wintry weather conditions, winter service is available at Munich Airport from the beginning of November to mid-April. With ice cream and
Munich: Eurowings operates the first Lapland charter flight
On behalf of PAS Polar Air Shuttle GmbH, two weekly charter flights have been operated between Munich and Arvidsjaur since November 27, 2023. The operating carrier is Eurowings. The route should be on each
Business class airline Beond launched in Munich
Last week, the Maldives-based airline Beond started a direct connection between Munich and Malé. It is a direct flight and not a non-stop flight, because
Lufthansa: City Airlines starts its personnel search
The youngest offshoot of the Lufthansa Group, City Airlines, will begin operations in the 2024 summer flight schedule. Now they are looking for flying personnel and are looking for pilots
Summer 2024: Norwegian announces 40 new routes
The low-cost airline Norwegian intends to add a total of 2024 additional routes in the 40 summer flight schedule. It is currently assumed that the fleet will grow to 90 machines. Among the new announcements are:
From Berlin, Hamburg and Stuttgart: Eurowings launches Erbil flights
From Stuttgart, Berlin and Hamburg, Eurowings intends to head to Erbil twice a week from mid-December 2023. From Hamburg and Berlin from December 19, 2023
Eurowings celebrates its first Dubai flights from Stuttgart and Berlin
After a long preparation, the time had come at the weekend: Eurowings carried out the first flight from Stuttgart to Dubai on October 29, 2023 under flight number EW1152. That followed on Monday
Summer 2024: Corendon takes on Stuttgart-Herkalion
The Maltese airline Corendon Europe intends to operate a non-stop connection between Stuttgart and Heraklion in the 2024 summer flight schedule. This is scheduled to begin on April 27, 2024 and will initially be flown twice a week
Easter wave: FKB handles the first rush of passengers
Last Easter weekend brought the long-awaited rush of passengers at FKB for the first time since the beginning of the corona pandemic. Alone in the period from 14.04. until 17.04. were 100 takeoffs and landings in the
Winter 2022: Corendon Europe is launching additional holiday routes from Germany
Corendon Airlines Europe's 2022/2023 winter flight schedule continues to take shape. New connections to Egypt and Agadir are being established from Düsseldorf and Hanover. You can also take the train from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden
Germany: Ryanair announces eight more routes
The low-cost airline Ryanair announces the inclusion of eight additional routes from Germany. These are offered from Nuremberg, Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Memmingen and Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. According to their own statements, the summer flight schedule is in place
Bodensee Airport ends insolvency proceedings
With effect from April 01.04.2022, 28, the airport will now also formally end the insolvency proceedings under self-administration. As early as July XNUMX last year, the creditors unanimously approved the airport company's insolvency plan and
From March 27, 2022: Friedrichshafen open again as usual
The German regional airport Friedrichshafen will be open again from March 27, 2022 with normal operating hours. The PPR regulation introduced due to the corona pandemic will be lifted from this day. In the last
Friedrichshafen wants to leave the insolvency proceedings at the end of March 2022
The German regional airport Friedrichshafen aims to be able to exit the insolvency proceedings under self-administration by the end of March 2022. Meanwhile, the EU Commission approved the aid subject to conditions. There was a green light
Wizz Air closes Sarajevo base: Numerous Germany routes are eliminated
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will close the Sarajevo base, which only opened last year, at the end of October 2022. The closure means that only routes between Germany and the capital
Memmingen Airport handled more passengers in the summer than ever before
Never before in the history of the airport have there been so many passengers as were counted during the six weeks of Bavarian vacation: In the period from July 29 to August 12,
Rush of holidaymakers: Memmingen sees itself well prepared
With regard to the summer holidays, which start in the German states of Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, Memmingen Airport sees itself well positioned. One expects a large rush, but one goes
Nuremberg: Eurowings takes on Marsa Alam
With Marsa Alam, the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings will be offering another Egypt destination from Nuremberg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. The first flight on this route is scheduled for November 3, 2023. The holiday route
Smartwings offers flights from Germany to Abu Dhabi
The airline Smartwings is to start numerous flights between Abu Dhabi and German cities in cooperation with Etihad Holidays. Specifically, flights are to be flown from Cologne, Leipzig/Halle and Nuremberg. Smartwings airline
Summer 2024: Sunexpress increases Germany offer
In the 2024 summer flight schedule, the holiday airline Sunexpress is increasing its Turkish service from Nuremberg, Dresden, Munich, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart. From mid-May 2024, the destination Dalaman will be connected more frequently to German airports.
German environmental aid is suing Eurowings for greenwashing allegations
The organization "Deutsche Umwelthilfe" accuses numerous companies, including the Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, of so-called greenwashing. It takes the view that misleading advertising claims are being made and therefore has a lawsuit
Summer 2024: Tuifly with two new Tunisia routes
The German holiday airline Tuifly will be flying from two German airports to Tunisia's Enfidha Hammamet Airport next year. Available flight plan data shows that the prelude to the
Volotea and Eurowings officially start sales cooperation
Some time ago, the airlines Volotea and Eurowings announced a reciprocal sales partnership. This has now been officially sealed, because the declaration of intent, which was signed in March 2023, has now been followed
Eurowings is expanding its business class offering on short-haul routes
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings, which was last positioned as a low-cost airline, is offering the so-called “BizClass” on numerous other routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are not just tourist destinations.
Eurowings is hiring Düsseldorf-Kosice
The Düsseldorf-Kosice route was once a route that Eurowings took up based on a passenger survey. The route was repeatedly paused during the Corona pandemic and now the announced resumption has not been implemented.
Air Moldova is also discontinuing Düsseldorf flights
The airline Air Moldova is further reducing its presence in Germany. The non-stop flights between Chisinau and Dusseldorf are also suspended. Before that, flights were recorded not so long ago
Air freight: DHL is recording a significant decline in sales
The logistics company Deutsche Post-DHL is currently struggling with a severe slump in air freight. The extent is extremely significant, because according to the company's own information, sales are around 48,8
Thorsten Schrank leaves Cologne/Bonn Airport
Thorsten Schrank will be leaving Cologne/Bonn Airport on December 31, 2023. According to a press release, they are parting ways by mutual consent. Schrank is currently managing director of Cologne/Bonn Airport and, among other things, for
British Airways is celebrating a comeback at Cologne/Bonn Airport
After a long absence, IAG group member British Airways celebrated its comeback at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Monday, October 30, 2023. The carrier is now offering 12 weekly London-Heathrow routes.
Dortmund Airport has trained new energy scouts
Apprentices at Dortmund Airport have obtained the additional qualification as so-called energy scouts for the third time. This includes three full-day workshops organized by the IHK in cooperation with the Energy Agency NRW
Wizz Air has included Dortmund-Yerevan
Since Sunday, April 30, 2023, the low-cost airline Wizz Air has been connecting Dortmund with Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. This route had long been expected at the German airport and was therefore
Easter holidays 2023: Dortmund and Nuremberg with strong growth
The German commercial airports of Dortmund and Nuremberg are satisfied with the volume of traffic that was achieved during the two-week Easter holidays. The NRW-Airport had 142.425 passengers and thus by 21,6 percent
Münster/Osnabrück expects 700.000 passengers in 2022
The German airport Münster/Osnabrück expects to have about 2022 passengers in the whole of 700.000. During the recent Easter holidays, the airport had about 60.000 travelers. Unsurprisingly, they were loud
Münster/Osnabrück Airport has already reached pre-crisis levels over Easter
During the Easter holidays in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, the FMO had already reached the level of the pre-Corona year 2019 with a total of 60.000 passengers. Flights to Mallorca were particularly popular during the Easter holidays.
2021: NRW airports count around 7,5 million passengers
After the Corona lull, North Rhine-Westphalia's airports are on the up again, but still a long way from the level of business before the pandemic. Last year, around 7,5 million passengers were from the six
PAD: Pegasus increases frequency to Antalya
In view of the strong demand, the airline Pegasus will also be adding Antalya to Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport in the summer of 2022 and is continuously increasing the frequency of flights. In the course of
Paderborn: Corendon is now flying to Hurghada
On March 6, 2022, the Maltese airline Corendon Europe started a non-stop connection between Paderborn/Lippstadt and Hurghada in Egypt. This route is to be operated until April 24, 2022.
Up to 100 patient transports per year at Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport
Around 100 patient transports take place via Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport every year. Paderborn/Lippstadt Airport plays an important role in the areas of business travel and tourism for East Westphalia, Lippe and South Westphalia. But with that
Ryanair is adding five routes from Asturias
The low-cost airline Ryanair is launching a number of new routes from Asturias in Spain at the start of the 2022/23 winter timetable period. They also want to head for the German airport in Weeze. Asturias Airport
Spanish Easyjet staff are also on strike: significant impact on the start of the NRW holiday season
Passengers who want to fly to Spain with Ryanair, Lauda Europe or Easyjet will need strong nerves in the next few days. Several strike days have been announced for the three airlines mentioned. In addition,
Airport Weeze expects 200.000 passengers during the holiday season
Weeze Airport expects lively operations in the coming months. Expect 12.000 passengers on the first holiday weekend alone, and calculate in Weeze over the six weeks of your holiday
Widerøe is back at Hamburg Airport
Last week the airline Widerøe celebrated its comeback at Hamburg Airport. The Bergen route is now being served again on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. "The comeback
“Air Defender 23”: Delays at Hamburg Airport
NATO's largest aerial exercise, also dubbed "Air Defender 23," is bound to cause complications in airspace traffic over the next few weeks. In terms of this exercise, on German airspace
Germany: NATO exercise leads to delays
The large-scale NATO exercise in the airspace of the Federal Republic of Germany leads to delays and cancellations in the civil sector. The exercises are on weekdays from Monday to Friday or in
Winter 2023/24: Easyjet cancels Hamburg-Salzburg
The airline Easyjet Europe will no longer fly between Hamburg and Salzburg in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. This route was historically served seasonally during the cold season and became frequent
Hamburg slope rehabilitation on schedule
The top surface course of runway 05/23 is currently being renewed at Hamburg Airport. According to the current state of affairs, the construction work will continue until June 28, 2023. According to the average
Wizz Air has included Kutaisi-Hamburg
The low-cost airline Wizz Air has been operating a non-stop connection between Kutaisi and Hamburg since June 2, 2023. Flights are on Monday and Friday traffic days. “For our passengers, this new connection means
FlyAir41: 9A-ZAG is now ready to take off
The Sundair sister company FlyAir41 received the service release certificate (CRS) for the Airbus A319 with the registration 9A-ZAG on Tuesday. According to managing director Marcos Rossello, the machine can thus be used commercially. Of the
Ryanair connects Bremen with Vienna
The first Ryanair flight took off from Bremen to Vienna on Monday (today) at 9.05:XNUMX am sharp. From now on in April we will be leaving Bremen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
Bremen with significantly more routes in summer 2022
On Sunday, March 27, 2022, the 2022 summer flight schedule will also start at Bremen Airport. This is significantly more extensive than in the past two years. Managing Director Marc Cezanne is already looking forward to it
False fire alarm: BER terminal briefly evacuated
On Monday, November 20, 2023, the entrance area of Terminal 1 at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport was briefly cleared. The background is a fire alarm. This has become loud
Summer 2024: Eurowings takes on Berlin-Yerevan
From the beginning of May 2024, Eurowings intends to operate a non-stop connection from Berlin to Yerevan. A weekly circulation is initially planned. Eurowings plans to take effect on May 3, 2024
Berlin discusses magnetic levitation train to BER
In the German capital Berlin, politicians are again discussing whether the construction of a magnetic levitation train for local transport is an option. In what was then the western part of the city, there were already between
Volotea recorded Berlin-Strasbourg
The Spanish low-cost airline Volotea has started a non-stop connection to Strasbourg from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport. This is served twice a week by Airbus A320. The flight time from BER to Strasbourg is one
Eurowings connects Berlin and Yerevan
Next summer, the German airline Eurowings will open a new route to Armenia. This is the route from Berlin to Yerevan. The German airline Eurowings will...
BDL gives little chance of more long-haul routes from Berlin
The German capital Berlin has long been considered a difficult place when it comes to long-haul flights. Both political and tourism officials are calling for the expansion of the offer. But the Federal Association sees that
Passenger numbers: Dresden and Leipzig continue to grow
In the first three months of the year, the central German airports recorded further growth in demand, especially for tourist flights. Significantly more passengers were counted at Dresden and Leipzig/Halle airports
Air Moldova has discontinued Chisinau-Leipzig
Air Moldova only started a non-stop connection between Chisinau and Leipzig/Halle in August last year. In the meantime this has been abandoned. The reasons for the suspension of flights between Saxony and
Sundair with new routes from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig and Lübeck
The German holiday airline Sundair is serving a number of new routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule from Berlin, Bremen, Leipzig/Halle and Lübeck. These are each flown once a week with Airbus A320. Going from Berlin
Passenger numbers: Significant recovery in Dresden and Leipzig
The East German airports of Dresden and Leipzig/Halle together served 2022 passengers in the first half of 901.582. In direct comparison with the same period last year, this means an enormous increase, because in
Holiday start at the central German airports
No chaos is expected at the three airports in Dresden, Erfurt and Leipzig-Halle. The preparation for this article started yesterday morning at Rhein-Main Airport in Frankfurt/Main with a
149 tourist and scheduled flights from Dresden and Leipzig/Halle
Summer holidays start in Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia: From Thursday to Sunday, a total of 149 passenger planes take off from Central German airports - 63 of them at Dresden Airport and 86 at Leipzig/Halle Airport.
Mecklenburg makes 750.000 loose for Rostock-Laage
Rostock-Laage Airport receives COVID-19 aid from the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the amount of 750.000 euros. In addition, 383.000 euros of the state grant that has not yet been paid out will be transferred to the airport. The East German
Germany: Double PCR tests in MV
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania plays it safe: Anyone entering from a corona risk area in the future must be tested twice. Once - as before - after arrival. An additional time five to
International comeback in Rostock
International air traffic also came to a complete standstill in Rostock-Laage due to the corona pandemic. On Tuesday, however, the comeback could be celebrated, because the holiday airline Corendon Europe took a non-stop connection
